We Cannot Microwave Social Change
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The quest to build a non-sexist, inclusive and interconnected South Africa is a painstakingly difficult process that will require us to engage in extremely...
Who Is Really To Blame For SA’s Jobs Crisis?
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President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent admission that South Africa is facing punishing job losses is in direct contradiction with the promises he made...
“Under Capitalism, No Black Person Ever Dies By ‘Natural Causes’”
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Whether we are aware of it or not, we see Black people as living synonymous with labour, especially through a white gaze in this...
The DA’s “Law & Order” Policies Won’t Fix The Cape Flats
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Editor's note: on 11 July 2019, the minister of police Bheki Cele announced that President Cyril Ramaphosa had approved the deployment of the South...
Willingness Of Young People Makes All The Difference In Transforming Communities
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As members of the Sustained Dialogue team at the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation one of the many activities we engage in is visiting...
Megan Rapinoe And The Liberators In France
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A record number of spectators watched the Fifa Women’s World Cup, an entertaining spectacle that will only grow the game. Despite this, the fight...
Systemic Prejudice In The UK, And Visa Refusals for African Academics
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Accusations of institutional racism continue to be directed towards the United Kingdom’s Home Office following a parliamentary inquiry concerning disproportionate denials of visit visas...
Marxist Scholar Harold Wolpe’s Ideas Still Speak To South Africa’s Problems
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During the apartheid period in South Africa – 1948 to 1994 – a lively intellectual culture of opposition emerged on some of the country’s...
When Black People With Nice Things Get Scrutinised
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Being black and middle-class in South Africa means having a strange relationship with money. A relationship that tends to mean save money and...
An Open Letter to the Board of BDS-SA On The Muhammad...
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We as individuals, committed to:
Justice for Palestine;
An indivisible, intersectional approach to justice;
Victim-centered approaches to gender-based violence (GBV), and
The creation of egalitarian societies;
categorically reject the...
A Critique Of The Media Is Not Automatically An Attack On...
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Dreams of Smart Cities, mass retrenchments, young people in cabinet and National Assembly, growth for the Economic Freedom Fighters and the emboldenment of the...
Only A 1976 Situation Can Change The Lives Of SA Youth
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This year marks the 43rd anniversary of the June 1976 massacre, and it has become apparent that the livelihoods of young people in this...
English Pronunciation Does It Really Matter That Much?
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South Africa is a diverse linguistic community that’s not only influenced by its eleven official languages, but by a multitude of international languages...
UKZN Is Still A Colonial Institution
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Last month, the Witness published a story of one Mr Vincent Luxolo Mtyende, a lecturer at the University of KwaZulu Natal, who according to...
SONA Debate: Did The #FeesMustFall MPs Give Me Something To Look...
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A wave of novelty visited my senses as I watched the State of the Nation Address (SONA) debate on Tuesday afternoon. Nompendulo Mkhatshwa (former...
Is Blackface Just A White People Thing?
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By LAWRENCE MASHIYANE
After seeing a viral video of Batswana comedian, William Last KRM, a question of whether black people or people of colour can...
Victims of Sexual Violence in Sudan Deserve Justice
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Today, as we commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, we demand accountability for sexual crimes committed in Sudan,...
What Have Women Benefited In The Past 25 years Of Democracy?
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On May 2, 2019, President Cyril Ramaphosa should have signed the national strategic plan against gender based violence in South Africa, writes LEBOHANG...
Jumping Through Hoops For White People’s Change
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The Johannesburg northern suburbs seem to be turning into one big circus. Pantsula dancers, jugglers on unicycles and clowns – well, men dressed as...
The “New Dawn” Might Work For The ANC, But Not For...
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At his inauguration as the President of Zimbabwe, Emmerson Mnangagwa pleaded with Zimbabweans to rally behind his presidency and make sure that they campaign...
